Dean Moore
Fear God and keep His commandments/ trust Jesus
----- Original Message -----From: Blaine BorrowmanSent: 2/6/2004 6:46:55 PMSubject: Re: [TruthTalk] street preachers/free speechThis is a good question, but I think the answer lies in the degree to which free speech is allowed. Most if not all communities have regulations that put limits on how far the concept of "free speech" may be carried. As one UofU political science professor put it, "your right to throw a punch ends where my chin begins." This also applies to freedom of speech. Ordinances that prohibit speech that is likely to provoke or even take on nuisance value should be and often are prohibited. To use another analogy pointed out by the supreme court itself, freedom of speech does not include the right to yell "fire! in a crowded theatre.Dean writes:Can that same person yell "Fire!" if there is in fact a fire in the theatre? We are yelling "The fires of hell are hot"! "Repent of this nonsense!". Not to cause a riot but to open the eyes of the blind so they can have life.Neither should it include the right to be provocative or abusive in speaking to others. As the article pointed out, calling young brides whores was in this category.Dean writes:In all my years of going to conference-I have never heard any street preacher use the word "whore" in any reference to any Mormon or ant other person- at SLC. They preach the gospel and after you last visit to us-you stated that we were nice people. So who are those that provoke or abuse?No effort was made to mitigate the meanings being conveyed, either, as the leader of the street preachers maintains. These guys were just out there screaming obscenities.Dean writes:That is a lie Blaine-You were there- how many obscenities did you hear?Did you even hear one?You came away say that we were nice guys you said that here on TT. We have many young children and even babies out there with us-what preacher would do this in front of their children not to mention their wives?We correct people for using strong/foul language in front of women and children or if they use it at all-preacher or otherwise. On the other hand -I have been cursed with all manner foul words- for 30-45 min straight by a young man while the Mormon encouraged him.Rocky Anderson is himself, as the article points out, a former ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) attorney, and I think he has tried very hard to look at both sides of the situation. I like to believe that even though he has a past record for leaning toward the anti-LDS point of view, he nevertheless is the best man for the job as Mayor of Salt Lake City. He has repeatedly proven himself to be the man of the hour in seeking solutions to the major problems being provoked by the agressiveness of the street preachers. I even believe God raised him up for the present situation.Dean writes:Aggressiveness? We preach the gospel and declare certain items as not of God to make one righteous while the Mormons threaten to kill us for doing so. There may be blood on the streets of SLC this year but who's blood?It will be street preacher blood-Christian blood for the trees around the temple to grow by. We speak words from the bible-Mormons throw punches. To me it is simple. Mormons are not Christians only want-a-be's who keep their sin while claiming Christianity-in the mountains we call that hypocritical.
